I have notice for awhile that every time the mnl eats it sounds like she is trying to clear her throat. When I give her medicine after is done eating, she will mention that she needs to clear her throat n get the food down. she always has plenty of something to drink n sometimes if she needs more liquid she will get it. I ask his her throat okay n she will say nothing is wrong that she just needs to clear her throat. Yet, she does it a lot yet only after eating anything. Should I be concern n bring this up to her next physician appointment?
Obviously one of the scariest is aspiration but there are other reasons as well such as ex smokers for example the best way to deal with this is observe her while she is eating ...do her eyes water or is she gasping as she is chewing etc some of these signs might lean towards aspiration and you should contact her physician about this either way it could be signs of other things as well.
Good luck and please keep us posted